A&M Beat: Alabama already working on A&M

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Updated 11:47 am, Friday, September 6, 2013

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The schedule lines up well this year for Johnny Manziel (2) and the Aggies, who face Alabama at home and have four relatively easy non-conference games - something SEC commissioner Mike Slive wants schools to avoid. less

The schedule lines up well this year for Johnny Manziel (2) and the Aggies, who face Alabama at home and have four relatively easy non-conference games - something SEC commissioner Mike Slive wants schools to ... more

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COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M and Alabama are taking 'em one game at a time. But while the Aggies are prepping to take on Sam Houston State starting at 6 p.m. Saturday at Kyle Field, the Crimson Tide are simply preparing for the Aggies.

Alabama coach Nick Saban, whose two-time defending national champions don't play again until their Sept. 14 tilt in College Station, visited with reporters after Thursday night's practice in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He said junior quarterback Blake Sims (6-foot, 202 pounds), who's similarly built like Johnny Manziel, is mimicking the Heisman Trophy winner in drills.

“It's probably one of the most difficult things to simulate in practice,” Saban said. “(Because) you never know for sure what (Manziel) is going to do when he scrambles.”